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Table 5
Test-Retest Correlations (Stability Coefficients) of MCMI-I Scores Compared to
Those of Other Studies
Scales Investigators This Study
Piersma Libb Over- Millon McMahon Hyer
(1986) et al. holser (1872) et al.
(1990) (1990) (1983) (1989)
1 56 77 71 86 82 69 65 82 63 38
2 56 65 76 80 84 70 70 80 63 56
3 65 49 67 45 79 58 61 79 75 50
4 75 81 80 86 85 83 87 82 62 53
5 61 51 87 80 81 61 71 88 71 50
6 55 62 85 79 83 63 72 79 79 42
7 56 36 44 66 77 70 70 77 71 30
8 48 19 61 55 81 61 54 69 72 53
9 57 40 75 83 78 65 74 76 65 49
C 27 27 64 54 77 50 42 70 33 30
P 46 66 51 91 77 66 32 38 67 58
A 31 15 68 44 61 72 43 2
H 21 37 62 40 45 72 53 14
N 75 78 65 67 62 78 61 58
D 32 18 66 44 57 70 58 16
B 54 54 76 57 22 74 46 56
T 75 69 74 70 41 74 68 62
SS 40 69 68 63 51 72 60 48
CC 52 35 61 55 61 61 38 21
PP 58 73 66 69 44 61 67 53
Average (all scales)
52 49 78 61 61 72 61 39
Average (scales 1-8)
59 55 71 72 82 67 69 80 69 47
Averages (scales A-PP)
49 44 67 57 49 69 55 36
Reliability of Measures
Some may argue that the MCMI scores on Anxiety and Dysthymia may not be entirely valid
and, consequently, not capable of measuring levels of distress in a clinically sensitive
manner. However, the Wellspring respondents to the MCMI also took the Beck Depression
Inventory and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist, which correlated significantly and
moderately with MCMI levels of Anxiety and Dysthymia (See Table 6).
Table 5
Test-Retest Correlations (Stability Coefficients) of MCMI-I Scores Compared to
Those of Other Studies
Scales Investigators This Study
Piersma Libb Over- Millon McMahon Hyer
(1986) et al. holser (1872) et al.
(1990) (1990) (1983) (1989)
1 56 77 71 86 82 69 65 82 63 38
2 56 65 76 80 84 70 70 80 63 56
3 65 49 67 45 79 58 61 79 75 50
4 75 81 80 86 85 83 87 82 62 53
5 61 51 87 80 81 61 71 88 71 50
6 55 62 85 79 83 63 72 79 79 42
7 56 36 44 66 77 70 70 77 71 30
8 48 19 61 55 81 61 54 69 72 53
9 57 40 75 83 78 65 74 76 65 49
C 27 27 64 54 77 50 42 70 33 30
P 46 66 51 91 77 66 32 38 67 58
A 31 15 68 44 61 72 43 2
H 21 37 62 40 45 72 53 14
N 75 78 65 67 62 78 61 58
D 32 18 66 44 57 70 58 16
B 54 54 76 57 22 74 46 56
T 75 69 74 70 41 74 68 62
SS 40 69 68 63 51 72 60 48
CC 52 35 61 55 61 61 38 21
PP 58 73 66 69 44 61 67 53
Average (all scales)
52 49 78 61 61 72 61 39
Average (scales 1-8)
59 55 71 72 82 67 69 80 69 47
Averages (scales A-PP)
49 44 67 57 49 69 55 36
Reliability of Measures
Some may argue that the MCMI scores on Anxiety and Dysthymia may not be entirely valid
and, consequently, not capable of measuring levels of distress in a clinically sensitive
manner. However, the Wellspring respondents to the MCMI also took the Beck Depression
Inventory and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist, which correlated significantly and
moderately with MCMI levels of Anxiety and Dysthymia (See Table 6).
